This time Collector's doesn't have much of anything in it that has me salivating. My price is not too bad ($2100ish), but I am entirely lacking a sense of "MUST" this time around. They did include a smattering of the things I was lacking and hoped would be included, but they don't reach a critical mass for me, unfortunately. I'd like to see what's been done with Notes, but I'm almost afraid to, since I'm about 99.99% sure it won't be what I've needed and requested in order to lay L3 to rest for good.

After making a second pass through the "New to Me" selections, I found something that I had overlooked, so I will probably go ahead and bite the hook in a month or so, once my previous CE is paid off. Hope I'm wrong about Notes.

So, I must confess that I'm hardly a neutral reviewer. Logos release week is sooooooo fun for me! There are so many new books to use and tools to explore. I'm like a little kid on Christmas who can't decide what toy to play with first. My wallet could never handle it....but, I think every day should be Logos "Release Day."

And, after a "whole" one day of use, I am VERY impressed with Logos 8. For me, the Methodist Platinum package was packed with just the right sets of books! I am having a blast playing around with the new features. And, I think both the upgraded notes and canvas features are going to be home runs.

I know several have had concerns about the homepage but that doesn't affect me much since I haven't used it in years. The only "issue" I've had is learning that Canvas and Hebrew text don't play well together. But, I if that is the only glitch I find in a major software release, I'll be a very happy camper!

Having to pay to suck eggs is indicative of a product that has lost the point and purpose of its existence, to make biblical studies enjoyable, quick and productive.

These days I use Logos for referencing large data sets but the joy has long gone in Sermon notes that are cumbersome rather than intuitive. Notes that are just a pain but I persist in the vain hope of something better. And still no capability in the iOS app for preparing and editing Sermon notes (unless I missed something in the last update).

As Cynthia comments,

Cynthia in Florida:

I started with Logos 4 (I think), and to be honest, I found 6 frustrating and as for L7...well I almost quit. I thought everything about L7 was designed without one thought of the average user,

I still think back to the days of Olive Tree Bible Software running on Palm OS on a Palm Tungsten T3. Fast, intuitive, productive.

How unfortunate I cannot edit once again. Because would be appropriate in the initial post.

Customizing ads IS on the way. Hopefully with the next update, 8.1, which is expected within a 6 week cycle, so, hopefully, the ability to add the necessary modules will be 6 weeks away. So, once again, I am bumping up the score, at this point, to a hefty 95. A score I never expected to give Logos, ever.

Thank you Logos, Faithlife, Bob, MJ Smith, Mark Barnes, and all who have helped us here in the forums, and to Sean Boisen for explaining the ads and that it is on the way.

Downloaded it last night and used it for study today. Only a cursory glance at the new features and capabilities. However, I can already see that it is a tremendous improvement over Logos 7 in many, many ways - both visually and practically. I can't wait to have time for a full exploration in coming days. Well done FaithLife and the Logos team!